fletch Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Saw this article in this mornings paper: http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stori....xml&coll=2 After 14 years on the endangered species list and a 24.5 million acre federal land grant upon which to roam, the saintly spotted owl is on the verge of extinction. This time the blame rests not at the feet of the villainous loggers--if it ever did--but on a different species of owl, the barred owl. Across the West Coast, the barred owl is a prime suspect in the spotted owl's disappearance. Native to the East Coast, it's thought to have reached the West Coast in the mid-1900s via forests in Canada. But it wasn't until the 1960s and 1970s that they first were seen in Washington and Oregon. In the last two decades, their numbers have exploded. The article doesn't go into it, but you have to wonder if this other species of owl was not the culprit in the demise of the spotted owl all along. What to do now? Ideas under consideration include shotgunning one owl species to save another. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Aviary sacrifice. Smart move, viros! Next, we'll be sacrificing wolves to save the Bambis out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Next, we'll be sacrificing wolves to save the Bambis out there. Or sacrificing humans, to save any and all non-conceptual species... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Or sacrificing humans, to save any and all non-conceptual species... They're already doing that. Not killing them, no. Not yet. These are the people that say that the ideal human population would be zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMeganSnow Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I vote we put both owls in a ring and sell tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I vote we put both owls in a ring and sell tickets. Careful, they'll blame the extinction of whichever one loses on you. "An entire species fallen victim to an evil corporation's greed for profit!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 In related news: Spoilt Western cats endangering global fish supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aequalsa Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I vote we put both owls in a ring and sell tickets. Ironically, that would probably be effective in increasing the population of spotted owls. They'd be of value, so we'd learn to breed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sweet. One less owl making those annoying owl hooting noises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 They'd be of value, so we'd learn to breed them. I wonder if they're tasty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 They taste like chicken, I understand. Actually on my way home from the FRO picnic last night I smacked into an owl. It was in the middle of the road and realized too late I was coming and the last thing I saw were the wings spreading to take flight and THUMP! it was toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thales Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Saw this article in this mornings paper: http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stori....xml&coll=2 After 14 years on the endangered species list and a 24.5 million acre federal land grant upon which to roam, the saintly spotted owl is on the verge of extinction. This time the blame rests not at the feet of the villainous loggers--if it ever did--but on a different species of owl, the barred owl. The article doesn't go into it, but you have to wonder if this other species of owl was not the culprit in the demise of the spotted owl all along. What to do now? Nice. Do you believe what they say? I remember them saying the spotted owl was going extinct in the 1990s and the fact is it wasn't. Dixy Lee Ray, IIRC, addressed this in her book "Trashing The Planet". Anyway, I don't believe them. They have earned my distrust at the deepest levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gags Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I vote we put both owls in a ring and sell tickets. Didn't they put Michael Vick in jail for something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Do you believe what they say?Not usually, but I dont see what they gain by lying this time. If they were going to lie about it, wouldnt it be better to say that the spotted owl has made a remarkable comeback, and hold it out as an environmental activism success story? The way the article reads, destroying the logging business in an effort to save this one breed of owl was a complete waste. It seems that the spotted owl may in fact have been dying out, but not because of man, but because of other owls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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